Lord: Marry the villain's daughter at the beginning?

The Angevin army was more difficult to deal with than Judith had imagined.

This may be because, apart from the crew members, the infantry responsible for coordinating the advance led by Judy were all rookies, and the terrain in the southwest was more complicated, so the tanks could only advance along a fixed route.

Moreover, Anjou's military form is obviously more flexible than the demons who can only rely on blood magic and the power of the demon's offspring to fight.

But it was just a little more difficult to deal with than Judith had imagined. The mobility of the armored forces far exceeded all the armies of this era, and the troops were also equipped with special military communication machines, which allowed Judith to control the armored forces at will. She almost used a blitzkrieg to recover the territory that Anjou had occupied during the defense of the royal capital.

Looking at the battle report sent by the communicator, it was the first time that Judith felt that fighting was so simple. No wonder the Governor of the North, now the interim Prime Minister, could use this war to train new soldiers so confidently.

Of course, the main reason was that Lind was worried that the soldiers from the North would not be able to adapt to the South, as except for the officers, almost all of them were recruits.

As for why Judith could appear so casually on the battlefield in the southern border, it was naturally because the so-called rule that the Duke could not leave the royal capital was already in name only. Although this rule was originally established to consolidate royal power and restrain the great nobles, it is no longer necessary now.

With the emergence of communication machines, information exchange has become increasingly convenient, and the tentacles of the royal capital can extend to every corner. During the period when the central government is strong, such rules will seem restrictive.

On the other side, because of Lind's strong attitude and Judith's continuous offensive, Alberto returned to the negotiating table.

Linde was also very sincere. Lucanus directly represented Linde and went to Anjou to negotiate with Alberto.

Lind's request was very simple, and there was not even any rigid territorial requirement. He only needed Anjou to cut off contact with the demons and repatriate the relevant personnel of the Avar Kingdom, stop researching super-level magic, share the intelligence and technology of the old empire that had been dug up, and allow Lind's personnel to enter the ruins of the old empire on the territory of Anjou. Then the two sides could cease fire and return to the state of brotherly countries.

But for Anjou, this was tantamount to chronic suicide. Not to mention sharing the old empire's technology, severing ties with the demons and the Avar Kingdom was basically equivalent to Anjou voluntarily abandoning all its allies. With Capet's leading weapons and equipment, Anjou basically lost all its bargaining chips.

If we can't defeat them by force and we don't have any allies yet, won't Capet be able to bully us at will?

Even though many of these conditions were actually proposed by Gaota and were not Lind's original intention, there was still no substantial progress in the negotiations.

Lucanus was not in a hurry. Instead, he strolled around the royal city of Anjou during his spare time during negotiations.

Cassius followed Lucanus closely. After all, no one knew what Lucanus actually did better than Cassius. If they were not careful, Lucanus might steal important information from Anjou.

Although both sides are not thousand-year-old turtles, they are also tortoises of at least a hundred years old. Naturally, they know what the other side wants to do.

"Yes, it's much more prosperous than I imagined."

Lucanus nodded frequently as he walked through the streets of the Angevin city.

"It's even more magnificent than Cape's capital. No wonder you were so devoted to assisting the king you chose."

Although this was a compliment, Cassius did not appreciate it. Lucanus' attitude made Cassius feel more uncomfortable than directly arguing with him, because Lucanus' tone seemed to no longer regard Cassius as an opponent, and he was more of a neutral person in his evaluation.

Facing the silent Cassius, Lucanus said:

"Those relics of my hometown, you are helping, right? Aren't you breaking the rules?"

Lucanus turned around, smiling, and faced Cassius, as if questioning him, but also as if he didn't care much.

"The world is about to fall into chaos, and it will be useless to follow the original rules."

When he said this, Cassius's eyes drifted away. It was obvious that Cassius did not agree with his behavior of breaking the rules first as a record-keeper.

"Oh? Then will you recorders also write these down truthfully?"

"It's natural. Don't confuse us with you guys who treat history as a joke!"

Cassius is different from Lucanus who always has a smile on his face and a playful expression. Although he usually has no expression, once he gets angry, all his emotions are written on his face.

"But you guys, you don't really intend to abide by the rules of the tower, do you? Have you forgotten that the tower turned a blind eye to the collapse of the empire? Do you still want to trust those guys who only know how to hide in the tower and come out to seize the empire's research results at the last moment?"

"Lucanus, you should remember the ultimate purpose of our creation. As long as we can restore the glory of the old empire, it doesn't matter what super-level magic, what demons, what towers, all of them will eventually prostrate themselves under the glory of the old empire!"

Cassius clenched his fist with one hand, looking excited, as if this was the most important thing to him.

"But Cassius, you guys from the Record Faction know better than us what a crude technology transplant would bring, right? That's why we try to avoid letting our respective kings directly use the technology from the old empire."

Lucanus' face was rarely joking, and he spoke to his former colleague quite seriously:

"My king once told me that there are many technologies whose operating mechanisms and underlying logic are not transparent. It's like a mechanical device in a black box. People only know what comes out when they put something in, but they don't understand the underlying principles. Such technology must be used with caution."

"Cassius, my colleague, our birth and existence itself involves a technological black box. You should also know that the rebellion was started by our colleagues who used the same technology as us and were born at the same time as us. My king is right. We must be extremely careful with this kind of technology. There is no room for error in the revival of the empire, and every step must be taken with caution."

When Lucanus talked about the rebellion that led to the fall of the empire, Cassius's face was not very good, but in the end Cassius snorted coldly, but in the end he just said: "Of course I know this, I have my own sense of proportion in this matter. The empire was destroyed because of our compatriots, so it is naturally our obligation to restore the empire to the world."